10-03-2021, 09:53 PM
(10-03-2021, 03:23 PM)Dill Wrote: Good points here.
In a healthy forum, threads die because one side has refuted the other's arguments, or people tire of the topic and new ones pop up. Sometimes the thread discussion renews when its topic is back in the news.
It's unhealthy though when some stop open discussion of topics by just jamming/diverting it with personal attacks, dismissing evidence without counter-evidence, declaring some political issues off limit, and the like.
If there is a "circle jerk" effect in this section, it would likely come from some posters trashing OPs they have not actually read.
More of "Dill doesn't see it". There are multiple issues at work here, and you're a key contributor to a major one, but you "don't see it" so it will continue endlessly, further killing the forum. Yes, I know you'll refute this, and one, maybe two, people will agree with you. However, the problem will continue because you won't even acknowledge it exists. Like I said, ponderous.
